Suzanne Olufunke Iroche or Suzanne Olufunke Soboyejo-Iroche is a Nigerian banker who leads FinBank.

Life

Iroche attended the Queen's College, the

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and the

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in Illinois.New CEOs resume immediately, who they are?
Babajide Komolafe, 14 August 2009, VanguardNGR, Retrieved 23 February 2016 She was an Executive Director of Global Bank Directorate and she had been involved in pension management reform at the

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.Suzanne Olufunke Iroche
Bloomberg, Retrieved 23 February 2016 She came to notice when there was a shake-up in the Nigerian banking industry when five bank CEOs were dismissed on 13 August 2009, and five replacements were named by the

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. The Deputy Governor,

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, announced that Iroche was selected to lead

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replacing Okey Nwosu. Others replaced on the same day included the CEO of the

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, Dr. Bath Ebong, who was replaced by

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and

Cecilia Ibru Cecilia Ibru (born 22 March 1946) is the former managing director and chief executive officer of Oceanic Bank.Online Nigeria"Cecilia Ibru" ''Online Nigeria'', Accessed December 9, 2012. Ibru began her work at the Ibru Organization. In 2009, she wa ...

who was replaced by John Aboh at

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.CBN sacks 5 Banks Directors
Gabriel Omoh and Babajide Komolafe, 14 August 2009, VanguardNGR, Retrieved 23 February 2016 In 2019, she was appointed as an executive director of the Nigerian company

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(UAC) replacing Awuneba Ajumogobia whose resignation took effect on 31 July.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iroche, Suzanne Living people Nigerian bankers Yoruba bankers Queen's College, Lagos alumni University of Lagos alumni Kellogg School of Management alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Yoruba women in business Nigerian corporate directors Nigerian women business executives Women corporate directors